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Baton Rouge, Louisiana Travel Information

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Getaways Near Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge
In 1699 French explorer Iberville named the area Baton Rouge or “red stick’’ for the pole tainted with fish blood that served as the dividing line between the Bayougoula and Houma Indians. In the mid-...Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana Travel Guide by Fodor's
This travel guide is a chapter on Louisiana excerpted from the book "Fodor's USA." It covers the entire state of Louisiana region by region and contains sections on exploring, dining, lodging, nightli...Baton Rouge, LA

The "Red Stick" (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Region
According to legend, Baton Rouge’s name came from a notation on a map used by French explorer Pierre le Moyne, sieur d’Iberville, and his brother, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, who led a...Baton Rouge, LA

Outdoor Recreation Near Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Hooper Road Park (Distance: 2.6 mi)
Hooper Road lies on the outskirts of Baton Rouge near the airport. One of the nicest surprises of trails in the Deep South comes from finding a great route tucked into a metropolitan area. This is the...

Baton Rouge, LA - Mountain Biking - length:10 mi

Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area (Distance: 22.4 mi)
A gravel road leading to the trails in Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area carves straight through the middle of this unique land formation. Three separate trails, each an out-and-back approximately...